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Keith Moon’s Drumkits: 1970–1971: Zickos Drums

1970–1971: Zickos Drums details

Ca. 1970, Keith playing Zickos kit.

Keith bought a transparent acrylic drumkit from Zickos drum company, during The Who’s 1970 U.S. tour, before a show in Kansas City on July 2. Several weeks later, Moon ordered one more drumkit. Zickos had only been in business in less than a year, and Keith was the second drummer to order a kit, so Zickos didn’t have all of their own hardware available. Zickos have reported that some of the hardware used was probably Sonor and Camco in addition to Zickos’ own.

In 1971, Keith ordered at least two (and maybe three or more) Zickos drum sets, each of which consisted of:

Two 22″-diameter x 18″-deep bass drums

Two 18″-diameter x 18″-deep floor toms

Two 18″-diameter x 16″-deep floor toms

Two 14″-diameter x 10″-deep rack toms (tom tom)

And one 14″-diameter x 7″-deep rack tom (tom tom)

One 14″ x 7″ snare

All were in clear untinted acrylic and had either Zickos hardware or perhaps some Camco or Sonor hardware as well.

Keith’s intention was to use the drumkits live, but he thought they had a poor sound … to his standards anyway.

According to The Who Concert File by Joe McMichael and ‘Irish’ Jack Lyons:

Moon played his Zickos kit on Oct. 6 1970, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales. This was the first gig on the UK tour.

Review excerpt from South Wales Echo (October 10) by Neil Hughes.

Moon “bashed away for nearly two hours on an incredible set of completely transparent drums, stopping only to make occasional wisecracks to the audience or the group”.

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